San Simeon vs Whitley Gardens

A side-by-side comparison of San Simeon and Whitley Gardens: population, income, housing, and more.

San Simeon and Whitley Gardens are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

San Simeon has the higher population (301 vs 101 in Whitley Gardens). Since 2019, San Simeon's population has grown faster (-54.3% vs -54.9%).

Population, income & housing

	San Simeon	Whitley Gardens
Population	301	101
Median age	59.3 yrs	47.6 yrs
Median household income	$54,705	—
Median home value	$276,600	—
Median gross rent	$1,343	—
Housing units	296	52
Homeownership rate	40.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.1%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Simeon	Whitley Gardens
Population	658 → 301 (-54.3%)	224 → 101 (-54.9%)
Median household income	$52,578 → $54,705 (+4.0%)	—
Median home value	$288,300 → $276,600 (-4.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$1,111 → $1,343 (+20.9%)	—

San Simeon

Population

658301

Median household income

$52,578$54,705

Median home value

$288,300$276,600

Median gross rent

$1,111$1,343

Whitley Gardens

Population

224101

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	San Simeon	Whitley Gardens
Under 5	0.0%	16.8%
5 to 17	0.0%	27.7%
18 to 24	18.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	5.6%	19.8%
55 to 64	52.2%	4.0%
65 to 74	18.3%	0.0%
75 and over	5.3%	31.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Simeon	Whitley Gardens
White (non-Hispanic)	37.9%	34.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	62.1%	65.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Simeon	Whitley Gardens
No high school diploma	46.5%	0.0%
High school graduate	15.1%	19.6%
Some college or associate's	34.3%	80.4%
Bachelor's degree	4.1%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Simeon	Whitley Gardens
Drove alone	100.0%	69.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	30.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Simeon	Whitley Gardens
1-unit, detached	18.9%	92.3%
1-unit, attached	31.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	22.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	27.4%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	San Simeon	Whitley Gardens
Poverty rate	4.0%	76.2%
Average household size	1.74	2.97
Median year structure built	1979	1968